Stefano Ishiizu Legaspi

Stefano Ishiizu Legaspi (19 June 1974-5 November 2010) was the Abu Sayyaf Emir of Zamboanga from 19 February 2007 to 5 November 2010, succeeding Gillermo Aliguyon Mendoza and preceding Blake Begtang Estrella.

Biography
Stefano Ishiizu Legaspi was born on 19 June 1974 in Palawan, Philippines to a family of Moros, and he joined in the struggle for Moro self-determination by joining the Abu Sayyaf Islamist terrorist group. Legaspi became the leader of the Abu Sayyaf group in Zamboanga on 19 February 2007 after the death of Gillermo Aliguyon Mendoza. Legaspi led the group in a series of terrorist attacks against the government and Filipino Army, and on 5 November 2010, the army tracked him down to the jungle of Mindanao. Legaspi was killed by the Filipino Army in a bloody clash, and Blake Begtang Estrella succeeded him.